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September 1, 2020 • Article

PAD month, new app, membership dues

By Beth Bales September is PAD Awareness Month, and the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has plenty of resources for its members. And just now getting started is a pilot program for an SVS app for surgeons to use with their PAD patients undergoing Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET), a firstline therapy, carried out in hospitals and clinics with physicians “immediately available,” said SVS member Oliver Aalami, MD.

September 1, 2020 • Article

Dalman ponders challenges in year ahead

By Beth Bales New SVS president Ronald L. Dalman, MD, has several initiatives he’d like to see move forward during the year of his presidency. These include a number of areas members have found challenging. “We put together the Crawford Forum [E. Stanley Critical Issues Forum] to address these issues: valuation, branding, wellness and how they fit together. And we got lots of positive feedback,” he said.

August 30, 2020 • Article

Peripheral Arterial Disease Resources

"Hardening of the arteries" is a common disease that causes arteries to become clogged with plaque, much like old water pipes can become clogged with debris or lime. The condition can cause heart attacks and strokes, but another effect of cardiovascular disease is peripheral arterial disease (PAD), also called peripheral vascular disease, which affects the extremities, usually the toes, feet and legs. If you have PAD, you most likely have artery disease throughout the body.

August 14, 2020 • Article

APDVS Reacts to JVS Paper, Re-Avows Commitment to Diverse Workforce

BY THE APDVS EXECUTIVE BOARD

August 1, 2020 • Article

From the Editor: On Professionals and Professionalism

On March 19, 2019, I sat in the audience of the scientific sessions at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS). I was there with two of my trainees who were eagerly waiting to present their research. As we watched the abstract presentation “Prevalence of unprofessional social media content among young vascular surgeons,” I thought “Ah ha! A teachable moment.” This proved to be prophetic, although I was the one about to be schooled.